Thomas Soltau
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | March 11, 1982 | |
| place of birth | Gundsø , Denmark | |
| size | 210 cm | |
| position | Power forward | |
| college | Northwestern | |
| Clubs as active | ||
1997–2000 Roskilde Basketball Club 2000 FC Barcelona Juniors 2000–2001 Herlev / BMS 2001–2003 Northwestern University 2003 Benetton Treviso 2003 SISU Hellerup Copenhagen 2003–2005 Bayer Giants Leverkusen 2005–2006 BSG Grevenbroich 2005 Basket Rimini Crabs 2006 ETB SW Essen 2006–2007 Keflavík Basketball Club 2007 Norrköping Dolphins 2007–2008 FOG Næstved 2008 West-Brabant Giants Bergen op Zoom 2009 Gaz Metan Mediaș 2009–2011 SISU Hellerup Copenhagen        
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| National team | ||
| 1998 1999 2001 2004– |
Denmark U-17 Denmark U-18 Denmark U-20 Denmark |
17 games |
Thomas Soltau (born March 11, 1982 in Gundsø ) is a former Danish national basketball player .
Career
societies
Soltau played in the youth of the Roskilde Basketball Club, and twice in the summer of 2000 for the offspring of FC Barcelona . That same year, he was one of only three Europeans called to join the Prepstars Canada's International World All Star Team . With the Danish club Herlev / BMS he was able to win five titles in 2001, including the Danish Championship and the Danish Cup. After numerous offers from various US universities, he decided on Northwestern University and played only eight games for the college team in the NCAA before returning to Europe in early 2003.
In January 2003 he was tested by the Italian first division club Scavolini Pesaro , but then moved to Benetton Treviso in February . With Treviso he was Italian champion in 2003 and reached the final of the ULEB Euroleague , which was lost to FC Barcelona .
After a brief stint at SISU Hellerup Copenhagen , he moved to the Bayer Giants Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga and in 2005 in the 2nd Bundesliga at BSG Grevenbroich . In December 2005 he signed a contract with the Italian second division club CoopSette Rimini , which was dissolved the next month due to a knee injury, whereupon he moved to ETB SW Essen in February 2006 and thus returned to the 2nd Bundesliga.
In 2006 he went to the Icelandic city of Keflavík and played with the club in the FIBA EuroCup Challenge . In addition, the Powerade Cup could be won.
This was followed by engagements with the Swedish association Norrköping Dolphins and with FOG Næstved in Denmark. In 2008 he was used in the All-Star Game of the Danish league. In November 2008 he played on a trial basis for the Dutch club West-Brabant Giants from Bergen op Zoom before moving to Romania to the Gaz Metan Mediaș . From 2009 to 2011 he played again for SISU Copenhagen.
National team
In 1998 Soltau took part in the Nordic Cup with the U-17 national team, and in 1999 it was used in four games at the European Youth Olympic Festival . In total, he played 46 games for Danish national youth teams (U-17, U-18, U-20). For Denmark he played again in 2006 at the Nordic Cup and in 2007 at the Vivatel Cup in Sofia .
Web links
- Statistics page on eurobasket.com (engl.)
- Thomas Soltau on court-side.com (engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Herrer landshold - flest kampe ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 25, 2013
- ↑ https://dailynorthwestern.com/2003/01/08/archive-manual/sophomore-leaves-nu-behind-for-pros-in-denmark-mens-basketball-notebook/
- ↑ http://www.basketligaen.dk/da/top/player/?player_id=2222493&season_id=65793
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Soltau, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 11, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gundsø |